The Rocket was not the first steam locomotive. In fact, the first steam locomotive to run on tracks was built by Richard Trevithick 25 years earlier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson's_Rocket MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.